About me
Daniel F. Perkins, Ph.D., is a professor of family and youth resilience and policy at Penn State University and the principal scientist of the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State, a university-wide applied research center. Since 1993, Dr. Perkins has provided leadership with the CYFAR grant. Dr. Perkins has designed and evaluated strengths-based family and youth development programs in 4-H and Cooperative Extension and has led complex projects for over 25 years. His work involves teaching, research, and outreach through the Penn State Cooperative Extension Service. His scholarship integrates research and practice in three focus areas: (1) Healthy Family Development (increase resiliency through evidence-based, strength-based educational programming); (2) Implementation Science (involves mix-methods hybrid evaluations of preventions and interventions, implementation outcomes, and community-based delivery models, especially in military-connected contexts); and (3) Community Collaboration (promote strategies for mobilizing communities in support of children, youth, and families.) He has authored more than 120 peer-reviewed journal articles and is a recent recipient of the W.K.K. Kellogg Community Engagement Award for the northeast region. He is passionate about the applied mission of the Land Grant University.
